MildlyOffensiveChicken
Songster
- Dec 2, 2020
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I have 5 yards of chicken bedding in a hoop house coop that hasn’t been used since October. 2 months leading up to this point it had 1-3 chickens in it.
Prior, it was the primary coop and had up to 50 chickens - chicks and adults.
I’ve accepted the 1,000 sq feet I am using for a garden is basically unusable soil without significant amendment. It’s clay. I applied gypsum yesterday. 40lbs of pellets. From research, it isn’t magic, but will help.
Cost is a factor, I don’t want to spend $50/yard for topsoil.
I was hoping to mix the bedding with 40ish yards of marginally better soil - less clay, but not bio rich, to give me 18 inches of plantable soil.
Open to suggestions for alternatives.
Prior, it was the primary coop and had up to 50 chickens - chicks and adults.
I’ve accepted the 1,000 sq feet I am using for a garden is basically unusable soil without significant amendment. It’s clay. I applied gypsum yesterday. 40lbs of pellets. From research, it isn’t magic, but will help.
Cost is a factor, I don’t want to spend $50/yard for topsoil.
I was hoping to mix the bedding with 40ish yards of marginally better soil - less clay, but not bio rich, to give me 18 inches of plantable soil.
Open to suggestions for alternatives.